POLITICO17 hours agoHow Gaetz crashed and burnedverified_publisherPOLITICO - Meridith McGrawHis demise marked a rare setback for Trump since his election triumph. Donald Trump chose Matt Gaetz for attorney general mid-flight eight days ago because he wanted to shock a Washington institution — the DOJ — into submission. The political rollercoaster that ensued ended with a thud Thursday as …
POLITICO18 hours agoTrump picks a different Florida loyalist for attorney general: Pam Bondiverified_publisherPOLITICO - Gary FineoutTrump said in a statement she will be able to “refocus” the Justice Department. Donald Trump said he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his attorney general, hours after his first pick for the role, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration for the position. In …
POLITICO19 hours agoTrump once shunned Project 2025 as ‘ridiculous.’ Now he's staffing up with them.verified_publisherPOLITICO - Adam WrenIn recent days, Trump has tapped nearly a half-dozen Project 2025 authors and contributors for roles in his administration. Donald Trump spent his presidential campaign running from Project 2025. Now, he’s using it to stock his White House and administration. In recent days, Trump has tapped nearly a …
POLITICO20 hours agoMatt Gaetz won’t be the next attorney general. Will he go back to the Hill?verified_publisherPOLITICO - Katherine Tully-McManusThe Florida Republican resigned from Congress just last week. Matt Gaetz is out of the running for attorney general. He’s also out of a job on Capitol Hill. In Washington and Tallahassee, the question now is: Could he be back in the House in January? The Florida Republican resigned both from his …
POLITICO21 hours agoUS climate officials race to ink a deal that Trump could spurnverified_publisherPOLITICO - Sara SchonhardtCareer negotiators at the climate talks face working for a president who says global warming is a hoax, being reassigned or finding new jobs. BAKU, Azerbaijan — There’s no getting around the awkwardness of these climate talks. American officials made their travel plans for COP29 and sketched out …
POLITICO23 hours agoProject 2025 author rejected for top health positionverified_publisherPOLITICO - Megan MesserlyAnti-abortion groups had been pushing former Trump administration official Roger Severino for Health and Human Services deputy secretary. Donald Trump’s transition team has rejected a push to install a prominent Project 2025 author in a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services over …
POLITICO23 hours agoDonald Trump gets a brutal reality checkverified_publisherPOLITICO - Kyle CheneyThe implosion of Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general reveals the president-elect isn’t all-powerful despite the Republican trifecta in government. Donald Trump is not a monarch. That’s the unmistakable lesson of the ill-fated nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general. Rather than …
